Note: Javascript is disabled or is not supported by your browser. For this reason, some items on this page will be unavailable. For more information about this message, please visit this page: About CDC.gov.

Cigarette Smoking—United States, 2006–2008 and 2009–2010

Supplements / November 22, 2013 / Vol. 62 / No. 3

MMWR Highlights

Cigarette Smoking and Disparities Among the Population

During 2009–2010, smoking prevalence was 46% among 12th-grade-aged youths who had dropped out of school, and 21.9% among those who were still in school.

Among adults, smoking prevalence was 34.6% for those who did not graduate from high school compared with 13.2% among those with a college degree.

During 2011–2012, there was a significant increase for current electronic cigarette use from 2011 to 2012 (0.6% to 1.1%).

Among racial and ethnic groups, smoking prevalence remained highest among American Indian and Alaska Native youths and adults. However, prevalence declined from 17.2% to 13.6% in young people and from 42.2% to 34.4% in adults.